Flat coke for a dicky tummy? Fact or fiction?

The GP at our surgery recommends it for children with the trots.

Thanks francesca.

My GP recommended it to me when I had food poisoning. Apart from helping it put me off the stuff for life, if I drink it now it automatically reminds me of the feelinf of food poisoning ?

I use it for cleaning particularly fouled bits of firearm.

I'll only ever drink it when inebriated.

Know people who swear by it though.

Works a treat for me - and doesn't even need to be all that flat.

It was the only thing I could keep down for 4 days last year when I had food poisoning.

Thanks guys. I don't think it's food poisoning, I hope not anyway, as I've been doing all the cooking ?. I don't have any agonising cramps etc, I feel OK apart from my pit-of-hell breath and the squits. My nice in-laws are visiting, and they've all gone out today for a day out and a meal without me (boo hoo).

It was always flat lemonade when I was growing up. I'd never heard of flat coke as a remedy before.

It was recommended by my friend's doctor when she had food poisoning - I had to take her fresh supplies

Good substitute for Diaoralyte - loads of sugar and a fair bit of salt, I think. Certainly something I use when recovering from D&V

Cheers everyone, I'm off out for coke then.

When my OH had the Turkey Trots on holiday a few years ago a local gave him full fat coke and a fresh banana and it really worked wonders

Full fat flat coke or ginger beer or lemonade always works for me when I'm poorly.

I hardly ever drink fizz normally but it was also one of the few things that stopped me gagging when in first trimester.

Get well soon Ginni ?

I think Dioralyte would be better - only thing that cured my H of the dreaded Norad virus last December but my Mum used to give me 1/2 & 1/2 coke & water when I was little to rehydrate.

Thanks again (and for the good wishes Zeb!). I have coke, which I'm attempting to flatten ?, and I'll see how I go, but will keep dioralyte in mind too.

What did you take in the end? Feeling any better this afternoon?

I'm sipping flat coke, and I feel a bit better, at least my breath smells of coke now instead of sulphur. Thanks for asking?

Glad to hear it ?

Always works for me.

Pepsi was invented as a cure for dyspepsia (hence the name) - the idea of it being a tasty drink came later.